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Today is Canada Day! It’s a great excuse to make a simple Maple syrup sundae for dessert this evening. All you need is 2 scoops of vanilla ice-cream, topped with slivered almonds and maple syrup.

 

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If you have great  cleaning or organizing tips you want to share with the world, email us at tips@lifeorganizers.com. The chosen ones will be featured in next month's newsletter. 

 

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Take current photos of your pets today. Dogs are fearful of firework displays and often runaway. Current photos will help if you ever need to search for your pets.

 

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Happy 4^th of July. Today is Independence day, go to you local park to view the fireworks display. Make sure your pets are well secured with plenty of drinking water and food.

 

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Remove stubborn odors in your fridge or car by placing a saucer with a cotton ball dampened with *pure vanilla extract. This sweet scented trick has been purported to even remove skunk odors. Please keep out of reach of children as vanilla has a high alcohol content.

 

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Pick a room in your house you would like to de-clutter this week. Begin by purchasing a few containers from the dollar store. You should aim to: Sort (does it belong in the room?), Purge (is this item junk that should be tossed?), Containerize and Label (every item should have a home that can be located easily)

 

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Set a timer and spend 60 minutes doing a task you have been putting off for a while.

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Scratch an orange in your fruit bowl The citrus scent it gives off will discourage flies from your kitchen.

 

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Vinegar mixed together with salt makes a great eco-friendly alternative from your usual surface cleaner.

 

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Organize the glove compartment of your car today. Make sure you have a copy of your insurance, Kleenex, a disposable camera, contact numbers for your favored towing company, and a flashlight.

 

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Make meals easy, by creating a 21 day meal rotation plan. This creates enough variety so that no one gets bored, but it also takes away the stress of figuring out what to make for supper. Include a few no-cook meals in the plan.

 

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Show someone special you appreciate them. Do one of the tasks your spouse usually does today. Let them know their efforts don’t go unnoticed or unappreciated.

 

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To repel ants from your home plant Tansy, Spearmint, Pennyroyal or Southernwood borders in the garden surrounding your home.

 

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Clip articles you would like to read later and store them in a folder. The next time you have a few minutes to take a coffee break or while you are waiting to pick up the kids – read one. Then toss it when you’re done. Eliminate paper clutter by writing the key points in a notebook.

 

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National Ice-cream day! Plan a family trip to your local gelato store and enjoy a scoop of your favorite flavor.

 

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Dust or wipe clean the window sills in your office today.

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Hurricane season is here. Practice your family evacuation plan today. Restock your emergency kit. Here is a link to LifeOrganizers Emergency Disaster Checklist.

 

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Today is Cow Appreciation Day! Have a Moo-velous Day. Look out for discounts offered today at your favorite restaurants.

 

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Sort and empty your email inbox today. Set-up an automatic rule to forward regular e-newsletters into their own specific folders.

 

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Check the expiration dates on items such as drinks and yogurt in your fridge. Line them up so that the ones expiring the earliest are closer to the door.

 

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Get pampered with a pedicure. Summer is here and it’s time to step out in your sandals again.

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Discourage moths in your closet by creating sachets of dried lavender or equal parts of mint and rosemary in them. The dollar store has great little muslin or chiffon gift purses to make the sachets that would make a great accompaniment to  include in gifts that are clothing.

 

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Don’t email a work colleague today. Walk the short distance instead and hand deliver the message in person. You’ll get a little exercise and see a friendly face.

 

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Check your wiper blades to make sure they’re in tip-top shape. Visibility is your first line of defense while driving in heavy rain.

 

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Have some family fun time tonight by playing board games or having a family movie night.

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Appliances use up electricity even when idle. Up to 75% of power used by small appliances it is estimated occurs when they are turned off! Plug them into a single power strip so you can turn of multiple appliances at once when idle.

 

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Iron all your dress shirts and favorite ‘going out’ clothing this way you’ll be a little more stress free and able to accept last minute dining or party invitations.

 

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Plan a trip to the market this evening to store up on healthy fruit that you can keep at your desk to snack on during the week.

* submitted by Mildred Munjanganja, LifeOrganizers Newsletter subscriber 

 

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The bicycle maneuver is one the most effective exercise to tone your abs. Lie on your back, with your hands resting gently behind your head. Your legs should replicate a bicycling pedaling motion. Crunch right knee to left elbow and left knee to right elbow and repeat.

 

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Do something on tomorrow’s to-do list.

 

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Check the caulking on your bathtubs. If there are visible cracks and fissures it is time to reseal them.